Photographer's Note

Gay Pride Parades (or LGBT Parades for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) are hold all over the world in this period to commemorate the riots against police raids at the Stonewall Inn in Christopher Street, New York on June 28th 1969 (Christopher Street Day). These events are generally considered to be the beginning of the modern gay rights movement. The parades are a mix of civil right requests, a resistance against homophobia but also a feast.

In these doom days in Italy while racism, xenophobia, intolerance, search for scapegoats is rising, these parades are particularly important not ony for the LGBT - comunity but for everybody who loves freedom, democracy and mutual respect for different ways of life.

Hi Guenther,
These series come back with every summer, you have captured a good moment as the two guys are holding their hands, your image is well exposed but was shot in challenging light conditions.
Have a nice day JY

Two month ago was the same parades in Brussels, as every year.
This photograph is very well of quality and sharpness.
Even the building in background is very sharp, exactly an castle, composition and presentation are very well.
Very well done, TFS.

30 years ago I saw guys hand in hand or arm in arm in Italy, but it was not a sign of being gay. Today I didn't see it at all. So it is nice to see that even a gay couple does it this way. Love this image. Nino.